How Does Affiliate Marketing Work?

Great question! Many people particularly newbies keep asking this question. Many of the questions are concerned mostly about online affiliate marketing even though affiliate marketing can be done offline as well. The real reason for this curiosity is because of the internet which allows many affiliate marketers to leverage easily on web technologies. To do affiliate marketing, first you need a merchant or a company that offers affiliate marketing opportunity or an affiliate marketing program. Next step is to signup directly with the merchants or with an Affiliate Network which may have hundreds of programs to join, making it easy to find affiliate marketing opportunities to your heart’s desire. An affiliate network acts practically like a middleman between merchants and affiliate marketers. They offer tracking software that tracks your sales and reports your sales and performance. They also handle payments for and on behalf of marketers.

Here now is the real business. When you sign-up to an affiliate program, you are provided with promotional material which includes a link and / or banner and links. Your job as an affiliate marketer is to promote these links and banners using your blog, social media pages, or online advertising. These affiliate links lead to the merchant website and come with a tracking code that monitors whether or not the lead buys a product from the merchant. When a person clicks on your promoted link, a signal is sent to your affiliate program’s server notifying them of the referred visit by means of a specialized cookie which chalks up the counter of your referrals. Depending on the merchants, you can get paid-per-visit, PPV or paid-per-click, PPC depending on what the cookies record in your favor. That is how Affiliate marketers get to make their money. Simple business no doubt!


 

Great Things You Can Do Differently in SFI Business

Well, I have been in SFI business for quite some time now and the last time I did a thorough evaluation of my business vis-à-vis the time I have spent on it, I discovered many things I would have done differently given what I now know. Foremost among these things are:

1. I would earn enough VPs in the first 24 hours to give me a Fast Track badge.
2. I would study my LaunchPad with greater care.
3. I would give the best attention to duplication/building my downline.
4. I would take pains to read/study the business more intensely.
5. I would invest more time/resources.
6. I would interact more with fellow affiliates more.
7. I would de-emphasize money making in favor of building the business.
8. I would take steps to promote my business more vigorously.
9. I would become ECA pretty quickly.
10. I would without fail log into my account and earn at least 10 VPs daily.

These are some of the most prominent things I think I would do differently if given a second chance to start all over. 

How to Succeed in SFI Business Aside Talking to People

Many marketers are always in some form of predicament about talking to people. It is possible that a very large number of SFI affiliates are also not very good at talking to people. I am not good too that is why I know how others feel about it. The good news is that there is a way around the problem. Thanks to SFI and its driving team. All hope is not lost. You can succeed in the business like anyone else if you learn to do the following which may not involve direct talks with anyone. 

 
- You can be writing a blog which helps to direct traffic to your gateways.
- Send out to prospects SFI and TripleClicks E-cards.
- Use SFI banners in your personal website.
- Use safe-lists to email SFI ads to prospective PSAs and ECAs.
- Post flyers in high traffic areas like phone booths, supermarkets and sporting arenas.
- Use car Decal stickers in your car.
- Use business cards which promote SFI and TripleClicks.
- Run SFI and TripleClicks ads in the signature feature of your emails.
- Design something unique and funny on flyers to hand out to perfect strangers in public places.

These are some of the many ways to promote your SFI business I can think of right now which do not require you to speak to or interact closely with anyone. 

How to Become a Great Salesperson in SFI Business

Everyone is a salesperson. At any time of the day 24/7 buying and selling take place around the world. It is really a buyers and sellers world out there. To become a great salesman or saleswoman, you must be/do all of the following.

1. You must be very knowledgeable about the product you are selling.
2. You must have unlimited enthusiasm about the product.
3. You must know what problem(s) the product can solve.
4. You must have empathy.
5. You must be resilient and persistent.
6. You must be willing to promote your product/service.
7. You must be willing and able to sell.
8. You must be sharp and quick witted.
9. You must be friendly and easy to deal with.
10. You must be trustworthy.

There are many more traits you should have if you want to become a great salesman/woman but the above 10 are about all I can immediately recall now.